repay

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v. 偿还, 报答, 报复

发音

US /ɹiˈpeɪ/

词形变化

repays 三单 repaying 现在分词 repaid 过去式 repaid 过去分词 repayed 过去式 repayed 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B1
  1. 1.

    Synonym of pay back in all senses.

    I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

    I'll repay this wrong asap.

  2. 2.

    To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To give in return; requite.

    及物
  4. 1.

    To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.

    航海 交通

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

return reward payback comeback refund rejoin retort give back requite riposte

上位词 7

give move pay answer act respond reply

下位词 4

pay restore reimburse restitute

词源

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).

来源：wiktionary